Sixteen-year-old orphan Cody has always felt the earth hum beneath his bare feet—a low, thrumming resonance that no one else in the village of Helmdale seems to notice. Most townsfolk chalk his ‘strange spells’ up to nerves or daydreams. But when Magister Thorne, the Duke’s court sorcerer, rides through the mist and names Cody his apprentice, the boy is catapulted from haylofts and riverbanks into foreboding halls lined with tapestries and rival mages. Overnight he must trade simple chores for brutal arcane drills, decipher forgotten glyphs, and navigate a labyrinth of politics where smiles can be deadlier than blades. Yet within the palace’s marble heart lies a secret fracture in the kingdom’s ley-network—an invisible wound that only Cody’s rare gift can mend. With war clouds gathering on the horizon and treachery coiling inside the court, he must learn to turn the hidden music of the stones into living power. Fail, and Helmdale will burn. Succeed, and the song could change the world.
Genre: Fantasy
Genre: Fantasy
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